Sui and Tang · Rebel and General

Huai Guang 懷光

Attested AD 783 - AD 784

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Huai Guang was a rebel and General.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 783 to AD 784 硃泚、懷光之亂
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 129, passage 246

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 129, passage 246

Events and relationships

Rebelled
AD 783 to AD 784 硃泚、懷光之亂 · Military · Rebel
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 129, passage 246

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 129, passage 246

References in the histories

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 129Volume 125 Biographies 75: Zhang Yi, Liu Congyi, Xiao Fu, Liu Hun · 1 passage

德宗黜賢相，位奸臣，致硃泚、懷光之亂，是失其人也，豈尤其時哉！ Emperor Dezong dismissed worthy chief ministers and placed treacherous ministers in rank, bringing about the disorders of Zhu Ci and Huai Guang. This was losing the right men. How can one blame the times alone!